ANALYSIS OF ERRORS IN MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT WAVE VECTOR CHARACTERISTICS BY INTERFERENCE POLARIMETRY METHOD
B. P. Konstantinov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute RAS; Department of Instruments and Methods of Polarization Measurements of St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics;; Senior Scientist
V. T. Prokopenko
ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation; Professor
Y. T. Nagibin
Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics; professor
M. . Aleksandrov
Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics; postgraduate
Read the full article
Abstract. Mathematical description of two coherent light beams interaction in an interference polarimeter is presented. Optical schematic of interference polarimeter with dual-frequency laser radiation source is described. An analysis of errors in measurement of light wave ellipsometry parameters is carried out. The results make it possible to develop the interference polarimeter hardware in such a way as to minimize the errors in question.
Keywords:
interference polarimetry, ellipsometry, optical heterodyning, azimuth, ellipticity, beat signal
